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Karastan Carpet/Installation Quote Cost

17 years ago

I was quoted from a local carpet dealer $2,300 for a Karastan Berber for a 346 sq. ft. room - this includes the carpet, a Martinique 21 lb. pad (is this a good quality?), and all the labor (removing and disposing old carpet, installing new).

Is this reasonable?

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floorman67

17 years ago

also, i have seen no decrease in the quality at our shops.

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floorman67
17 years ago
get a few uotes from local dealers.

this will give you an accurate representation of average costs for your geographic location.
mark_in_tulsa
17 years ago
Wow that's really high. Your looking at close to 60 bucks a yard. Don't get to hung up on the Karastan name. Quality has gone down hill since Mohawk does their production now.
Also don't get any kind of smartstrand or sorna fiber. Try to get a nylon, and by far StainMaster makes the best nylon. A lower weight StainMaster like a 32 oz. will preform and resist stains just was well as a 60 oz. StainMaster.
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boxers
17 years ago
I'm not sure where you get your information but I wasn't aware there was a drop in quality. Where do you get your information? Sonora and Smatstrand are very good fibers. As far as nylon goes Stainmaster is simply a brand name of fiber. You'd be hardpressed to find a difference between it and other nylons.
floorman67
17 years ago
agreed ... besides, karastan and matinique cushion are top of the line products and with that comes top of the line pricing (and dont forget installation, tear out, and removal is included, so that yardage price isnt as high as it would seem at first glance).

I would also like to know how he got his information that quality has deteriorated.
mark_in_tulsa
17 years ago
Karastan use to have a great reputation. It actually still does. But from an end user, an installer, and now higher up in the food chain of the flooring industry, I have seen the quality come down, to the level of Mohawk. Not that Mohawk is bad by all means. But it is lower than what Karastan use to be.

You are paying for the name when you buy Karastan now. A lot of the times you can find the same exact carpet in the Mohawk line, but without the name price of the Karstan carpet.

And the reason I advise against the Sorona/Smartstrand is because it is a polyester. It is still from the PET family. Yes it is PTT, now but all they did was change one single molecule in the formula from the traditional PET polyester. And PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) which in the flooring industry has a rep of being called PET Packs Every Time. Any poly, including the Smartstrand resist some stains very well. Except any kind of oil base stain, which is going to be the majority of all your stains. But the big con of the PET/PTT carpets is that they will matt and pack down. They look great down at first, but they will be flat as a pancake eventually. Poly carpets are notorious for doing that.

And Stainmaster is not just a brand name of nylon. It is the name in nylon. Their type 6.6 nylon is head and shoulders above other fibers.

Yes the Smartstrand has a longer warranty on some stuff, but if you read the fine print it is a pro-rated warranty. Plus Their stain protection warranty doesn't cover any oil based stains, due to he fact it soaks up oil like a sponge.

And I still think it's a high price. The Martinique pad is nice, but whats your reason for looking at it?
Theresa Powell
4 years ago
Wow, you told them. Thank you for the information.

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